Infrastructure as a Service – A Cost-Effective IT Solution for Mid-Sized Businesses

There are thousands of businesses around the globe looking for new ways to both enhance and streamline their technology infrastructure. For many businesses, there is a need to upgrade their IT technologies, including an improved cloud presence, better website development and maintenance, and the ability to connect remotely with the IT staff and sales force. The need to expand, retool, and innovate is often offset by the potential cost that can be incurred in the implementation of new IT infrastructure technologies.

One cost-effective solution is to utilize Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). IaaS offers businesses the ability to enhance IT infrastructure by outsourcing all of the equipment and staff needed for operational support. This includes hardware, data storage, servers, networks, and any other needed components. The company that is providing IaaS is then responsible for owning, maintaining and operating all of this equipment. This can save your organization money, time and headaches.

Advantages of IaaS

What are the real bottom line advantages to using IaaS? Almost all IaaS cloud providers will offer you higher level technologies and resources through economies of scale. This allows IaaS customers to utilize more expensive technologies that are traditionally used by larger organizations, including “virtual machine image library”, virtual LAN and Virtual WAN, file or block based storages, firewalls and security, bundled software and IP addresses. In addition, the IaaS provider can scale the service to meet your needs so that you are paying only for the size of service that best suits your organization.

Who Can Benefit?

Mid-sized and Large-sized businesses that need Virtualization, Servers, Data Storage, Multiple and colocations, Hosted Security/email/filtering and Backup technologies should consider the advantages offered by Information as a Service Providers. This includes flexibility, scalability, and the use of higher-end technologies at a more cost-effective price.  The advantages provided by IaaS allow many businesses to leverage extensive cloud computing technologies while avoiding the financial strain sometimes posed by implementing new technologies.